1. Visual Dictionary Thermal BSCI 2300

2. Air Barrier Paper A sheet material used as both a vapor retarder and an air barrier. It blocks the air flow.

3. Attic Ventilation Soffit Vent – used to allow air to flow into the attic or the space below the roof sheathing. Soffit Vent

4. Attic Ventilation Ridge Vent – allows air to circulate in and out of a gable roof at the ridge. Ridge Vent

5. Attic Ventilation Gable Vent – used for exhausting excess heat and humidity from the attic. Gable Vent

6. Attic Ventilation Roof Turbine – dome shaped structures that draw air out of the attic while they spin in the wind. Roof Turbine

7. Backhoe An excavating machine with a bucket that is attached to a rigid bar hinged to a boom and is drawn toward the machine in operation. Backhoe Used primarily for digging trenches and ditches on construction sites. Width of Bucket = 24”

8. Batter Boards A temporary frame built just outside the corner of the excavation to carry marks that lie on the surface planes of the the basement that will be built in the excavation.

9. Brick Arches Brick Arch #1 Brick Arch #2

10. Brick Arches Arch with Keystone Keystone

11. Brick Bonds Running Bond (stretchers offset) Flemish Bond (Stretcher, Header, Stretcher)

12. Brick Bonds Soldiers Rowlocks Headers

13. Brick Bonds Sailor Shiner

14. Brick Sizes Engineer Brick Width = 3-5/8” Height = 2-3/4” Length = 7-5/8

15. Brick Sizes Modular Brick Width = 3-5/8” Height = 2-1/4” Length = 7-5/8”

16. Bulldozer Is a crawler, equipped with a substantial metal plate, used to push large quantities of soil, sand, and rubble during construction work.

17. Cladding Brick Clad Structure EFIS Clad Structure

18. Cladding Stone Clad Structure Random Ashlar Pattern

19. Cladding Wood Board Clad Structure

20. Cladding Wood Shake Clad Structure Wood Shingle – a thin piece wood that is laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or sides of a house. Wood Shake – a split piece of wood with an uneven surface that is laid in overlapping rows just like a shingle. Wood Shake

21. Code Requirements Window Width = 34” Height = 60” Area = 14 sq ft AFF = 24” IBC Code Width = 20” Height = 24” Area = 5.7 sq ft AFF = no more than 44” Yes, it meets code

22. Code Requirements Stairs Tread = 11” Riser = 7-3/4” IBC Code Tread = 10” min Riser = 7-3/4” max Yes, it meets code

23. Concrete Joints Control Joint – An intentional, linear discontinuity in a structure or component, designed to form a plane or weakness where cracking can occur in response to various forces so as to minimize or eliminate cracking elsewhere in the structure. Control Joint Crack

24. Concrete Joints Isolation Joint – They separate or isolate slabs from other parts of the structure such as walls, footings, or columns. Isolation Joint – Brick wall from the concrete slab

25. Concrete Masonry Unit 1 CMU = 3 Brick Courses

26. Concrete Masonry Unit A block of hardened concrete, with or without hollow cores, designed to be laid in the same manner as a brick or stone. Typical Dimensions Actual Length = 15-5/8” Width = 7-3/8” Height = 7-5/8” Nominal Length = 16” Width = 8” Height = 8”

27. Concrete Masonry Unit CMU Blocks

28. Decorative Concrete Masonry Unit Split Block Ribbed Block

29. Doors Exterior Panel Door Exterior Flush Door Top Rail Stile Panel Lock Rail Bottom Rail

30. Doors Transom – a small window directly above a door. Sidelight – a tall, narrow window along the side of a door. Transom Sidelight

31. Electrical Components Transformer – an electrical device that changes the voltage of alternating current.

32. Electrical Components Service Head – the assembly by which electricity is conducted from outdoor lines to the meter base. Service Head

33. Electrical Components Meter – a device that measures the amount of electrical energy supplied to or produced by a residence. Meter

34. Electrical Components Service Panel – metal container that houses and supports a receptacle, switch, or fixture and its connections to a circuit.

35. Electrical Components Duplex Receptacle – an electrical wall outlet having two plug receptacles. Duplex Receptacle

36. Framing Elements (1) Anchor Bolt

37. Framing Elements (2) Sill Plate

38. Framing Elements (5) Sole Plate (4) Subflooring (3) Floor Joists

39. Framing Elements (7) Top Plate (6) Stud

40. Framing Elements (8) Ceiling Joists

41. Framing Elements (9) Rafters (11) Sheathing (10) Roof Decking

42. Framing Elements (12) Stringer

43. Front End Loader A heavy equipment machine that is primarily used to load material into or onto another type of machinery. Front End Loader

44. Gypsum Board An interior facing panel consisting of a gypsum core sandwiched between paper faces; also called drywall, plasterboard.

45. Heat Pump Advantage – The most efficient system you can buy to heat the home, it also is a lot quieter than most electric heaters. Disadvantage – You may have to buy a backup unit, and the initial price can be a deterrent.

46. Heat Pump Air Handling Unit – sends cooled refrigerant to a coil in the supply duct that cools the circulated air. Air Handling Unit

47. Heat Pump Compressor – extracts heat from outdoor air, and this heat is transported through refrigerant lines to a heat exchanger in the furnace. Compressor

48. Insulation Batt Insulation – most common, used between studs in walls and joists. Have a solid facing on one side to prevent water from coming in.

49. Insulation Loose Fill Insulation – used in attics because they are inexpensive and leave few voids and no gaps between pieces.

50. Insulation Foamed Insulation – a spray foamed insulation used on pipes and to fill spaces between walls and cavities.

51. Insulation Ridge Board Insulation – is commonly used where a high R value is needed. Some composites are water resistant and used below sub grade.

52. Lintel A beam that carries the load of a wall across a window or a door opening.

53. Mortar Joint #1 Tooled Joint 3/8” Education Building Mortar Type – S

54. Mortar Joint #2 Tooled Joint ¼” Fireplace Mortar Type – O

55. Oriented Strand Board A building panel composed of long shreds of wood fiber composed of long shreds of wood fiber oriented in specific directions and bonded together under pressure.

56. Plumbing Lavatory Water Closet 1-1/2” drain pipe 3” waste pipe

57. Plumbing Plumbing Roof Vent – pipe that maintain a system of plumbing drains and waste lines at atmospheric pressure by connecting them to the outdoor air.

58. Plumbing Bathroom Sink – undermount sink

59. Plywood A wood panel product composed on an odd numbers of layers of wood veneer bonded together under pressure.

60. Radiant Barrier A reflective foil placed adjacent to an airspace in roof or wall assemblies as a deterrent to the passage of infrared energy.

61. Rebar Diameter = .75” (#6 American or #19 Metric) The deformations help it to bond tightly to concrete. Rebar

62. Steep Roof Drainage Gutter – a channel that collects rainwater and snowmelt at the eave of a roof. Downspout – a vertical pipe for conducting water from a roof to a lower level. Gutter Downspout

63. Steep Roof Drainage Splash block – a small precast block of concrete or plastic used to divert water at the bottom of a downspout. Splash block

64. Steep Roof Materials Underlayment – a layer of waterproof material such as building felt between roof sheathing and roofing. Underlayment

65. Steep Roof Materials Shingle – a small unit or water resistant material nailed in overlapping fashion with many other such units to render a wall or sloping roof water tight. Wood Shingle Roof

66. Steep Roof Materials Metal Panel Roof – usually made out of galvanized or aluminized steel

67. Steep Roof Shapes Gambrel Roof Gable Roof

68. Steep Roof Shapes Mansard Roof Hip Roof

69. Steep Roof Terms Ridge – the level intersection of two roof planes in a gable roof. Valley – a trough formed by the intersection of two roof slopes. Ridge Valley

70. Steep Roof Terms Eave – the horizontal edge at the low side of a sloping roof. Rake – the sloping edge of a steep roof. Rake Eave

71. Steep Roof Terms Soffit – the undersurface of a horizontal element of a building, especially the underside of a roof overhang. Fascia – the exposed vertical face of an eave. Fascia Soffit

72. Stone Random Rubble Pattern Coursed Rubble Pattern

73. Stone Random Ashlar Pattern Coursed Ashlar Pattern

74. Vapor Retarder A layer of material intended to obstruct the passage of water vapor through a building assembly.

75. Waterproofing An impervious membrane applied to the outside of a foundation. Waterproofing

76. Weep Hole A small opening whose purpose is to permit drainage of water that accumulates inside of a building component or assembly. Weep Hole

77. Welded Wire Fabric

78. Windows Awning Window – a projected window that rotates upward vertically from its frame.

79. Window Casement Window– a projected window that rotates horizontally outward from its frame.

80. Window Double Hung Window – has two operable sashes, where the upper sash over laps the lower sash to keep out the weather.